Coin-controlled vending-machine.



PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

J. 0. WILSON.

COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 4, 1907.

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PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

- J. 0. WILSON. COIN GONTRDLLED VENDING MACHINE.

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J. 0. WILSON. GQIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

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COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed Januarv 4,1907. Serial No. 350,784.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN O. WILsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, in the county of Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to coin controlled vending machines in which theinsertion is required of a coin of proper denomination to adapt thedelivery mech-' anism to be actuated to perform its function, and itrelates more particularly, though not exclusively, to improvement in thevariety of such machines used for vending articles from a magazine, forexample, cigars and various kinds of merchandise packed in round orsquare packages.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a coin operatedvending machine whereby the successive operation of the machine apredetermined number of times is had through the insertion of apredetermined number of coins to cause the delivery of articles from themachine, and which will set the parts of the machine in such a manner asto enable the machine to be operated so as to deliver an article free ofcost; that is to say, without the insertionof a coin, and, by way ofexample in this connection, it will be assumed that the machine isvending cigars at a cost of six for a quarter. The insertion of fivenickels will enable the machine to be operated so as to deliver fivecigars, and, after the insertion of the fifth nickel and delivery of thefifth cigar, the parts of the machine will be so set as toenable theoperator to cause the delivery of the' sixth cigar without the insertionof another coin.

A further object of the invention is to provide a greatly simplifiedconstruction of coin operated vending machine wherein the operativeparts will keep in order irrespective of the extent to which the machineis used, and in which the operating parts shall be comparatively few andadapted to be made cheaply and to be readily assembled and held togetherat a single point so that they may be quickly and conveniently takenapart and fastened together, and whereby the device shall take upcomparatively little room.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of theinvention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations, andmodifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of theclaims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a section on line 11, Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a section on line 22, Fig. i.Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. i. Fig. 4 is a front elevationwith the front plate of the machine removed. Fig. 5 is a front view ofthe machine. Fig. 6 is a detail of the coin receiving wheel. Fig. 7 is adetail of the coin engaging shifting member for intermittently rotatingthe coin receiving wheel; and Fig 8 is a perspective view showing thearticle delivery means and the tilting bot tom for the magazine.

In the drawings a machine is shown for vending cigars, but, as beforestated, it can be used for vending any articles for which it is foundapplicable.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 9 indicates thecasing of the machine which is formed with a removable front wall 10having a transparent portion 11, a transversely extending dischargeopening 12 at its lower end, a transversely extending slot 13 below saidoutlet opening 12, and the lower portion of one side edge cut away so asto form in connection with one side wall of the casing 9 a verticallyextending slot 14 through which projects an operating lever 15 having afinger piece 16. The top 17 of the casing 9 at one side thereof isformed with a coin slot 18 through which coins are inserted in themachine.

Within the casing 9 is arranged a supporting frame for the variousmechanisms, and said frame consists of a bottom 19 having a slot 20which registers with the slot 13 in theiront wall 10 of the casing 9,and to the bottom 19 at a point removed from one side thereof is secureda vertically extending member 21 which, when the supporting frame ispositioned within the casing, in connection with the side wall 22 of thecasing forms a space 23 so as to allow of the operation of a part of themechanism to be hereinafter referred to. The supporting frame furthercomprises a vertically extending member 24 which is secured at its lowerend to the bottom 19 at a point removed from one side thereof, and thesaid member 21 in connection with the side wall 25 of the casing 9 formsa space 26 of greater width than the space 22, the said space 26enabling the operation of certain parts of the mechanism to behereinafter referred to. The supporting frame further comprises a frontbrace bar 27 and a pair of rear brace bars 28, 29. These latter bars aresuitably spaced apart, and the space formed between them is arranged infront of a recess 30 formed in the forward face of the back wall 31.

A receptacle 33 containing the articles is positioned within thesupporting frame; as shown, the receptacle 33 is a cigar box andcontains cigars 3 1. The lower end of the receptacle 33 opens into amagazine which is formed by a portion of the members 21 and 24, acorrugated tilting bottom or support 35, a corrugated depending plate 36which extends at the rear of a beveled upright 36", and a verticallymovable corrugated slide 37 having an inwardly extending V-shaped ing 37adapted to straighten the articles to be vended and prevent them fromgetting into the deliverer endwise; for example, if a cigar shouldassume a vertical position, the lug 37', as the same moves down, wouldengage and straighten the cigar. The rearend of the tilting bottom 35extends in the space formed between the brace bars 28 and 29 and, whenthe bottom is elevated, the rear end projects back into the recess 30.The

space between the bars 28 and 29 and the recesses 30 allows for arearward movement of the tilting bottom when the latter is elevated. Thebottom 35 is provided with a pair of upwardly extending arms 32 whichconstitute a support for the receptacle 33, the object being to keep thereceptacle 33 the same distance from the bottom 35 at all times andfurthermore, as the supports 32 are carried by the bottom 35, it willcause the receptacle 33 to reciprocate during the movement of the bottom35, and by such an arrangement the merchandise will be agitated,consequently prevent the same from hanging or clogging. At the forwardend of the tilting bottom 35 the depending plate 36 is connected. Saidplate 36 is shown as a continuation of the bottom 35. Depending from thelower face of the tilting bottom 35 at each side and near the forwardend thereof is an apertured lug 38, and in the said lugs 38 is mounted ashaft 39 which projects from each side of the plate and carries on eachend a depending link 40. These links 40 at their lower ends areconnected to the arms 41 which project rearwardly from the angleshapeddelivery member 42. To the forward end of the tilting bottom 35 andagainst the lower face thereof is secured a shaft 43 which has its endsextending through vertical slots 44 formed in the members 21 and 24, andeach of the ends of the shaft 43 engages in a bifurcated end 45 of alever 46. These levers 46 are pivoted, respectively, as at 47, to theouter face of the members 21 and 24. Each of the levers 46 has its otherend bifurcated, as at 48, and engaging in the said bifurcated end 48 ofeach of the levers 46 is a rod 49 carried by the vertically movableslide 37 which operates in the guideway 51 formed at the front of themembers 21 and 24. The member 42 is positioned forwardly of the bottom35 as well as below the same and is supported at one end by a trunnion52 journaled in the member 21 and the opposite end of said member 42 issupported by a trunnion 53 which extends through and is journaled in themember 24 and terminates in a rearwardly extending inclined arm 54provided with a plurality of openings 55 to enable the adjustableconnecting of the inclined arm 54 to an operating mechanism for thedelivery means. From the foregoing construction, it is evident that,when the arm 54 is pulled upwardly, it will cause the delivery means tooscillate in one direction and discharge an article through the outletopening 12 into a receiving trough 116 secured to the casing 9 andpositioned in front of said outlet opening 12. \Vhen the member 42 isoscillated to deliver an article, the bottom 35 will be tilted owing toa vertical movement being imparted to the links 40 through the movementof the rearwardly extending arms 41. W'hen the bottom 35 is tilted, theshaft 43 will be carried thereby, thereby rocking the levers 46, themovement of the levers being such. that the rear ends thereof will beelevated and the forward ends lowered. When the forward ends of thelevers 46 are lowered, the slide 37 will be carried downwardly to aposition in close proximity to the brace bar 27 thereby preventing thearticles from being shifted over the brace bar 27. When the bottom 35 istilted, the plate 36 will be carried thereby, and consequently close thespace between the member 42 and the forward end of the bottom so as toprevent any articles other than those delivered by the member 42 fromdropping out of the magazine. When the member 42 is oscillated todeliver an article from the magazine through the opening 12, thedelivery movement of said member 42 is limited by the beveled upright 36which is positioned in the path of the longitudinally extending arm ofthe angle-shaped delivery member.

The rearwardly extending inclined arm 54 is shifted through the mediumof a curved link 56 which is adjustably connected at its lower end inone of the openings 55, and the shifting movement of said arm 54 is hadagainst the pull of an extensible and contractible spring 57 connectedat one end to a lug 58 secured to the bottom 19 and at its other end, asat 59, to the arm 54. The spring 57 also acts as a means for returningthe delivery member 42 to its normal position when the link 56 has beenreleased. The upper end of the curved link 56 is loosely connected toone of the arms 60 of an angle-shaped lever. The arm 60 of theangleshaped lever is also connected to one end of an extensible andcontractible coiled spring 61 which has its other end attached to an eye62 secured to the member 24. The other arm of said angle-shaped lever isindi cated by the reference character 63 and is pivoted, as at 64, to aplate 65 fixed to the outer face of the member 24. At the junction ofthe arm 60 with the arm 63 the angle-shaped lever is provided with astud 66 carrying a roller 67 which is engaged and operated by the teethof a star wheel 68 mounted upon a shaft 69 secured at one end in theplate 65 and at its other end in a support 70 attached to the plate 65,as at 71. When the starwheel 68 is rotated, one of the teeth thereofwill ride against the roller 66 causing the arm 60 of the angleshapedlever to raise against the pull of the spring 61. The elevating of thearm 60 will carry the curved link 56 therewith, and the latter willshift the arm 54 causing thereby the oscillating of the delivery member42. When the roller 67 has passed clear of the tooth of the star Wheel68, the spring 61 will contract and in connec tion with the spring 57will cause the angleshaped lever, link 56, and arm 54, as well as themember 42, to assume their normal or inoperative positions.

The coin receiving wheel consists of two circular skeleton members 72,73 which are suitably spaced apart and secured together by the crosspieces 74, and the inner face of each of the members 72, 73 is providedwith a beveled notch 75, the notches upon one member opposing thenotches upon the other member, and the opposing notches of each pairfrom a pocket which is adapted to receive and support the lower portionof a coin between the members 72 and 73, the coin, when in engagementwith the coin receiving wheel, projecting from the periphery thereof sothat it can be engaged by a shifting mechanism to be hereinafterreferred to, and thereby cause an intermittent rotation of the wheel.After the wheel has been shifted a certain distance, the coin falls outof the opposing pair of notches. The coin receiving Wheel is looselymounted upon the shaft an intermittent rotation of the star wheel (38.

69 and fixed to the star-Wheel 68 so that, when the coinreceiving wheelis intermittently rotated, it will cause The pairs of notches are sodisposed throughout the coin receiving wheel as to cause each pair ofnotches, during the rotation of the Wheel, to successively be positionedbelow the outlet of a coin delivery chute 76 secured to the outer faceof the member 24 by the holdfast device 77 and having its upper endpositioned below the coin slot 18. The lower portion of. the forwardface of the coin delivery chute 76 is cut away, as at 78. so as to allowof the removal of the coins therefrom after the lower portion of thecoin has engaged in a pair of notches and at the beginning of theshifting of the coin receiving wheel. Means is provided to prevent acoin falling from the chute before the coin receiving wheel is operated,and such means consists of a flat leaf spring 7 8 connected at its upperend, as at 79, to the chute 76, and having its lower end projecting infront of the cutaway portion 7 8. The members 72 and 7 3 of the wheelare spaced a sufficient distance apart so that the notches 75 willreceive a coin of a certain diameter. If the coin be a smaller diameterit will drop down between the members 72 and 7 3, thereby preventing thefraud u lent operation of the machine. By way of example, the members72, 73 are so spaced apart as to receive a nickel, as shown in Fig. 6.If a penny should be inserted in the machine, it would pass down betweenthe members, and consequently the machine could not be operated.

The coin receiving wheel is intermittently rotated by a shifting member80 having its upper end formed with a segment shaped portion 81 whichoverlaps the periphery of the coin receiving wheel. The segmentshapedportion 81 is adapted to have its forward end, when the member 80 isshifted, engage the coin held in the notches of the coin receivingwheel, and the said segment-shaped portion 81, by such engagement withthe coin when the member 80 is shifted, will impart movement to the coinreceiving wheel. Such action. will rotate the star wheel 68 and operatethe delivery mechanism in a manner as hercinbefore set forth. Theshifting member 80 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 69 and is alsopivotally connected at its lower end, as at 82, to the upper end of anelongated link 83, the latter at its lower end being pivotallyconnected, as at 84, to the quadrant-shaped inner end 85 of theoperating lever 15, the latter being pivoted, as at 86, to a supportingplate 87 secured, as at 88, to the bottom 19. When the lever 15 isdepressed, the link 83 will be elevated, thereby oscillating the member81 in one direction upon the shaft 69 and cause the forward end of thesegment-shaped portion 81 to engage the coin and shift the coinreceiving wheel in a manner as stated. The upward movement of the link83 is had against the pull of an extensible and contractible coiledspring 89, the latter being connected at its upper end, as at 90, to thelink 83, and at its lower end, as at 91, to the rear end of the plate87. The quadrant-shaped rear end 85 of the lever 15 is toothed, as at92, shouldered, as at 93, and notched, as at 94. The shoulder 93 forms aseat for the nose of a spring controlled dog which is pivoted, as at 96,to the plate 87. The dog 95 is adapted to engage in the teeth 92 duringthe upward movement of the quadrant-shaped rear end 88 of the lever 15,so that, unless a complete stroke of the lever 15 has been had, thereturn movement of the quadrant-shaped portion 88 of the lever '15 willbe arrested. The recess 94 receives the nose of the dog 95 when thestroke of the fever has been completed.

The means to allow of the operation of the machine when an article is tobe delivered free of charge consists of a counterbalanced dog 97 pivotedupon a bar 98 secured to and between the members 72, 73 of the coinreceiving wheel. The nose 99 of the dog 97, when the dog extends in asubstantially vertical manner, projects in the path of thesegment-shaped portion SI.

of themember 80 so that, when the member 80 is shift ed in the manner ashereinbefore stated, the segmentshaped portion Sl of the shifting member80 will engage the nose of the dog 97 and thereby impart movement to thecoin receiving wheel. When the dog 97 is in the position shown in Fig. 2the inner end thereof abuts against the shaft 139, the latter acting asan abutment for the dog 97 so that the coin receiving wheel will beshifted when the segment-shaped portion 8]. of the shifting member 80engages the nose 99 of the dog. The do 97 is so disposed upon the coinfree wheel that it will assume a vertical position after the machine hasbeen operated a predetermined number of times through the insertion ofcoins. As shown, the coin receiving wheel is provided with six pairs ofnotches, the dog being arranged in close proximity to one pair ofnotches. After five pairs of notches have received the coins and thecoin receiving wheel open ated five times, the dog 97 will then bebrought to the position shown in Fig. 2 to enable the nose 99 thereof tobe engaged by the segment-shaped portion 81 of the shifting member 80.The number of pairs of notches shown is by way of example, as the numbercan be increased or diminished if desired. The dog 97 can be dispensedwith so that the pair of notches in close proximity thereto will beutilized to receive a coin thereby enabling the machine to be operated.Associating with the dog 97 is a means to indicate to the operator,after a predetermined number of coins have been inserted in the machine,that it will not be necessary to insert a coin to enable the machine tobe again operated; or, in other words, a means to indicate that the nextarticle delivered from the machine can be obtained free of charge. Thesaid means consists of a vertically movable slide lOO having a suitableinscription ml and traveling in the guide-way 102 formed at the frontand near the top of the members 21, 24. Normally, the slide is concealedbehind the portion 103 of the front wall 10 of the magazine, and theslide lOO is exposed by it being drawn down to a position at the rear ofthe transparent portion of the front wall 10. The slide 100 is operatedthrough the medium of a rod 10 i which extends through the keepers l05secured to the outer face of the member 2i, and the said rod 104 isprovided with a rearwardly extending lug lOfi which is adapted to beengaged by a trip stud 1.07 projecting from the inner face of the member72 of the coin freed wheel. The rod 104 is furthermore provided withareal: wardly extending apertured offset 108 to which is connected thelower end of an extensible and contractible coiled spring 109. The upperend of said spring 109 is connected to the member 24, as at 110. Theposition of the trip stud 107 is such that it will engage the lug 106during the operation of the machine when causing the discharge of thearticle just prior to the time when the machine is operated to allow ofthe tree discharge of the article; that is to say, if the machine isoperated five times by the insertion of five coins and the sixthoperation of the machine can be had without the inserting of a coin sothat the article will be delivered free, the operation of the slide 100will be had during the operation of the machine when the fifth coin hasbeen inserted. When the trip stud 107 engages the lug 106 it will causethe rod 104 to move downwardly carrying theslide 100 therewith andexposing the inscription on the slide through the transparent portion 11of the front wall 10. When the stud 107 passes clear of the lug 106, thespring 109 will cause the return of the slide 100 to a position back ofthe upper portion 103 of the wall 10 so as to conceal the inscription101 upon the slide 100.

The supporting frame, as Well as the removable front wall 10, isremovably secured in position through the medium of a rearwardlyextending tie-bar 111 which extends through the slots 13, 20 and theslot 112 formed in the rear wall 31, and the said tie-bar 111 at itsforward end is headed, as at 113, so as to abut against the lowerportion of the removable front wall 10, and the said tie-bar 111, at itsrear end, is formed with an opening 114 to receive a lock 115 so as tosecure the tie-bar in position.

What I claim is:

1. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a tilting bottom and avertically-movable front wall, connections between the bottom and thewall for reciprocating the latter when the former is operated, anoscillatory article-c'lelivery member arranged in suitable relation withrespect tosaid bottom and front wall, connections between said memberand said wall for operating the latter when the former is operated, andmeans for operating said member.

2. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a tilting bottom, anoscillatory articledelivery member arranged in suitable relation withrespect to said tilting bottom, connections between said member and saidtilting bottom for operating the latter when the former is operated,means for operating said member, an intermittently operable indicatoradapted to be exposed after a prc determined number of articles has beendelivered by said member for indicating that the next article to be discharged will be delivered without cost, and means for moving saidindicator to expose it in advance of the free delivery of said articleand for returning said indicator to normal position during the deliveryof the article.

3. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a tilting bottom and avertically-movable front wall, connections between the bottom and thewall for reciprocating the latter when the former is operated, anoscillatory article-delivery member arranged in suitable relation withrespect to said bottom and front wall, connections between said memberand said wall for operating the latter when the former is operated,means for operating said member, an intermittently operable indicatoradapted to be exposed after a predetermined number of articles has beendelivered by said member for indicating that the next article to bedischarged will be delivered without cost, and means for moving saidindicator to expose it in advance of the free delivery of said articleand for returning said indicator to normal position during the deliveryof the article.

-l. A vending machine comprising a vertically-movable slide, a deliverymeans for the article, a tilting support for the articles to be vended,connections between the support and slide for operating the latter whenthe support is tilted, connections between the delivery means and saidsupport for operating the latter when the former is operated, and aspring-controlled operating means for said delivery means.

5. A vending machine comprising a vertically-movable slide, a deliverymember for the article, a tilting support for the articles to be vended,connections between the support and slide for operating the latter whenthe support is tilted, connections between the delivery means and saidsupport for operating the latter when the former is operated, aspring-controlled operating means for said delivery means, anintermittently operable indicator adapted to be exposed after apredetermined number of articles has been delivered by said member forindicating that the next article to be discharged will be deliveredwithout cost, and means for moving said indicator to expose it in advance of the free delivery of said article and for returning saidindicator to normal position during the delivery of the article.

0. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a corrugated tiltingbottom, an article-delivery member arranged below and forward of saidbottom, a reciprocatory front wall for the magazine, connections betweensaid member and said bottom for operating the latter when the former isoperated, connections between the said bottom and said wall forreciprocating the latter when the former is operated, and means foroperating said member.

7. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a corrugated tiltingbottom, an oscillatory article-delivery member arranged forwardly andbelow said bottom, connections between said member and said bottom foroperating the latter when the former is operated, means for operatingthe member, an intermittently operable indicator adapted to be exposedafter a predetermined number of articles has been delivered by saidmember for indicating that the next article to be discharged will bedelivered without cost, and means for moving said indicator to expose itin advance of the free delivery of said article and for returning saidindicator to normal position during the delivery of the article.

8. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a corrugated tiltingbottom, an article-delivery member arranged below and forward of saidbottom, a reciprocatory front wall for the magazine, connections betweensaid member and said bottom for operating the latter when the former isoperated, connections between the said bottom and said wall forreciprocating the latter when the former is operated, means foroperating said member, an intermittently operable indicator adapted tobe exposed after a predetermined number of articles has been deliveredby said member for indicating that the next article to be dischargedwill be delivered without cost, and means for moving said indicator toexpose it in advance of the free delivery of said article and forreturning said indicator to normal position during the delivery of thearticle.

9. A vending machine comprising a magazinehaving a tilting bottom, meanscarried by said bottom for support ing a receptacle containing a supplyof articles adapted to be discharged into the magazine, said bottomhaving :1 depending portion at the front thereof, an article deliverymember arranged forwardly of said depending portion, connections betweensaid member and said tilting bottom for operating the latter when theformer is operated, and means for operating said member.

10. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a tilting bottom,means carried by said bottom for supporting a receptacle containing asupply of articles adapted to be discharged into the magazine, saidbottom having a depending portion at the front thereof, anarticle-delivery member arranged forwardly of said depending portion,connections between said member and said tilting bottom for operatingthe latter when the former is operated, means for operating said member,an intermittently operable indicator adapted to be exposed after apredetermined number of articles has been delivered by said member forindicating that the next article to be discharged will be deliveredwithout cost, and means for moving said indicator to expose it inadvance of. the free delivery of said article and for returning saidindicator to normal position during the delivery of the article.

11. A vending machine comprising a tilting bottom provided with meansfor supporting a receptacle containing articles adapted to be suppliedto the magazine, a reciprocatory front wall for the magazine,connections between said wall and said bottom for reciprocating theformer when the latter is operated, an article delivery member arrangedforwardly of said tilting bottom, connections be tween said member andsaid bottom for operating the latter when the former is operated, andmeans for operating the member 1 12. A vending machine comprising atilting bottom provided with means for supporting a receptaclecontaining articles adapted to be supplied to the magazine, areciprocatory front wall for the magazine, connections between said walland said bottom for reciprocating the former when the latter isoperated, an article delivery member arranged forwardly of said tiltingbottom, connections between said member and said bottom for operatingthe latter when the former is operated, means for operating the member,an intermittently operable indicator adapted to be exposed after apredetermined number of articles has been delivered by said member forindicating that the next article to be discharged will be deliveredwithout cost, and means for moving said indicator to expose it inadvance of the free delivery of said article and for returning saidindicater to normal position during the delivery of the article.

13. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a tilting bottomprovided with means for supporting a receptacle containing articlesadapted to be supplied to the magazine, a reciprocatory front wall forthe magazine, connections between said wall and said bottom forreciprocating the former when the latter isoperated, an article deliverymember arranged forwardly of said tilting bottom, connections betweensaid member and said bottom for operating the latter when the former isoperated, means for operating the member, an indicator adapted to beexposed after a predetermined number of articles has been delivered bysaid member, and means for limiting the movement in one direction ofsaid member.

14. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a corrugated bottom,an oscillatory article delivery member arranged forwardly of said bottombelow the front thereof,

connections between said member and said bottom for actuating the latterduring the operation of the former, a reciprocatory front wall for saidmagazine, and connections between said front wall and the forward end ofthe bottom for reciprocating the former when the latter is actuated.

15. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a corrugated bottom,an oscillatory article delivery member i arranged forwardly of saidbottom below the front thereof,

connections between said member and said bottom for actuating the latterduring the operation of the former, a reciprocatory front wall for saidmagazine, connections between said front wall and the forward end of thebottom for reciprocating the former when the latter is actuated, anintermittently operable indicator adapted to be exposed after apredetermined number of articles has been delivered by said member forindicating that the next article to be discharged will be deliveredwithout cost, and means for moving said indicator to expose it inadvance of the free delivery of said article and for returning saidindicator to normal position during the delivery of the article.

16. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a corrugated bottom,an oscillatory article delivery member aiiangcd forwardly of said bottomand below the front thereof, connections between said member and saidbottom for actuating the latter duringthe operation of the former, areciprocatory front wall for said magazine, connections between saidfront wall and the forward end of the bottom for reciprocating theformer when the latter is ac tuated, and a spring-controlled means foroperating said member.

17. A vending machine comprising a magazine having a corrugated bottoln,an oscillatory article delivery member arranged forwardly of said bottomand below the front thereof, connections between said member and saidbottom for actuating the latter during the operation of the former, areciprocatory front wall for said magazine, connections between saidfront wall and the forward end of the bottom for reciprocating theformer when the latter is actuated, a spring-controlled means foroperating said member, an intermittently operable indicator adapted tobe ex posed after a predetermined number of articles has been deliveredby said member for indicating that the next article to be dischargedwill be delivered without cost, and means for moving said indicator toexpose it in advance of the free delivery of said article and forreturning said indicator to normal position during the delivery of thearticle.

In testimony whereof' I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. WILSON.

Witnesses C. W. Booocn, D. F. Rown.

